Ms Taylor believes that the other vehicle belonged to a local taxi driver, who was the casualty treated by paramedics at the scene. She said: "He was trying to put out his car and that was why he had smoke inhalation."

Speaking about the aftermath, Ms Taylor said that it has been an unhappy start to the day. She told us: "We are very stressed, trying to sort out the house and car. Our front door and kitchen windows have been boarded up now.

"I'm just glad that my parents are still alive and the house didn't go up in flames."

The heat of the vehicle fire caused the window frames to melt (Image: Sophie Taylor)

The fire was extinguished after around 15 minutes but before the fire service arrived, the damage was quite extensive. Another neighbour seemingly managed to move their vehicle but still at a cost.

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The chain of events that led to her car exploding was also revealed by Ms Taylor. She said: "The people carrier caught fire on the side of the road slightly up the hill. The brake cables then broke and plowed into our parked Toyota Yaris and blew it up.

"We now have no way of transport as our car is now a burnt out shell."

It is fair to say that Sophie Taylor and her family have had better Sunday mornings.